My Lovely Postcards

Call for Artists!

Sobell House Hospice invites you to contribute to 'My Lovely Postcards', our biennial art exhibition and auction in memory of Beth Foreman. We're asking artists from all over Oxfordshire and beyond to donate postcard sized pieces, and we're incredibly excited to once again have the opportunity to showcase a diverse range of talented artists for a wonderful cause. This year's exhibition will take place at the beautiful Cloisters Gallery in Oxford between 9th and 11th of November.

All proceeds from the auction will go towards Beth’s Bursary Fund, which supports nurses to receive further training and education in palliative care. Continuing professional development is key to providing the very best care, informed by the latest medical research and techniques. Beth’s Bursary Fund, established in 2017, has provided over £25,000 in bursaries to more than 50 recipients. By providing nurses with opportunities to gain the specialist skills they need, we’re able to make a long-lasting impact on the quality of palliative care here at Sobell House Hospice and further afield.

To submit your artwork, click here to complete our submission form. We’ve not reached our exhibition capacity yet, so we’ve extended the deadline to register to Monday 19th August. All artwork must be received by us at the hospice by Tuesday 3rd September, or we may not be able to include it in the exhibition.

Alternatively, contact us for a paper copy of the form or download it as a printable file here.

You should include in the envelope either your completed submission form (if you filled out a paper copy) or a slip with your name and email address (if you filled out the form online). If you are submitting multiple artworks, please make it clear which artwork title goes with which.

Please ensure that your artwork is 6 inches by 4 inches, with a 2mm bleed all the way around. Your artwork should be no thicker than 1.4mm. If necessary, you should back your artwork onto card no larger than 8 inches by 6 inches.

We’re looking for a diverse range of artwork in all art styles, and you do not need to follow a specific theme or work in a specific medium. However, please make sure that whatever you submit is your own, original work, and follows our size guidelines above. Please also ensure that the artwork is suitable for all audiences and in keeping with the values of Sobell House Hospice Charity Ltd.

Once it is donated, the artwork becomes the property of Sobell House Hospice Charity Ltd., although you retain copyright as the original artist. By donating your work to us, you grant us permission to reproduce the artwork for promotional and publicity purposes, and to publish the accompanying information included within the submission form. Any unsold works will remain the property of Sobell House Hospice Charity Ltd.

Once we’ve received your artwork, we’ll store it until the submission period ends. Then we’ll photograph the artwork for our online auction, mount it, and hang it in our exhibition. Once the exhibition has ended, we’ll take down the work and send it to the winning bidders.